For comparison, The New Republic ran this headline:

Trump’s Rally Just Went Full Nazi With Bloodthirsty Immigration Threat

Donald Trump drilled down on his racist, xenophobic vitriol during a rally.

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    2 months ago

    It’s also an unnecessary use of the passive voice. Did the nativist attacks fall out of the sky and land on the rally? No, Trump made them himself.

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      Heck, even Linus got testy over the use of passive voice in commit messages. Meanwhile, our press seems hellbent on using it wherever it benefits the demons the most.